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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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